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Union Calendar No. 550 1 Union Calendar No. 550 113TH CONGRESS " ! REPORT 2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 113–719 REPORT ON LEGISLATIVE AND OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY ONE HUNDRED THIRTEENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION (Pursuant to House Rule XI, 1(d)) DECEMBER 30, 2014.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jan 05, 2015 Jkt 049006 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6012 Sfmt 6012 E:\HR\OC\HR719.XXX HR719 tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with REPORTS E:\Seals\Congress.#13 REPORT ON LEGISLATIVE AND OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jan 05, 2015 Jkt 049006 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6019 Sfmt 6019 E:\HR\OC\HR719.XXX HR719 tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with REPORTS with DSK3SPTVN1PROD on tkelley 1 Union Calendar No. 550 113TH CONGRESS " ! REPORT 2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 113–719 REPORT ON LEGISLATIVE AND OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY ONE HUNDRED THIRTEENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION (Pursuant to House Rule XI, 1(d)) DECEMBER 30, 2014.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 91–986 WASHINGTON : 2014 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jan 05, 2015 Jkt 049006 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4012 Sfmt 4012 E:\HR\OC\HR719.XXX HR719 tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with REPORTS E:\Seals\Congress.#13 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jan 05, 2015 Jkt 049006 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4012 Sfmt 4012 E:\HR\OC\HR719.XXX HR719 tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with REPORTS LETTER OF SUBMITTAL HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY, Washington, DC, December 30, 2014. Hon. KAREN L. HAAS, Clerk of the House of Representatives, The Capitol, Washington, DC. DEAR MS. HAAS: Pursuant to Rule X and clause 1(d)(1) of Rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives, attached, please find the report of the legislative and oversight activities of the Committee on Homeland Security during the 113th Congress. Sincerely, MICHAEL T. MCCAUL, Chairman. (III) VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jan 05, 2015 Jkt 049006 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 7633 Sfmt 7633 E:\HR\OC\HR719.XXX HR719 tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with REPORTS VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jan 05, 2015 Jkt 049006 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 7633 Sfmt 7633 E:\HR\OC\HR719.XXX HR719 tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with REPORTS Union Calendar No. 550 113TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! 2st Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 113–719 LEGISLATIVE AND OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON HOMELAND SECURITY 113TH CONGRESS DECEMBER 30, 2014.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed Mr. MCCAUL, from the Committee on Homeland Security, submitted the following R E P O R T OVERVIEW The Committee on Homeland Security met on January 23, 2013, for an organizational meeting for the 113th Congress under the di- rection of Chairman Michael T. McCaul of Texas. The Committee Membership, was set at 32 Members; with 18 Republicans and 14 Democrats. The Committee established six Subcommittees: The Sub- committee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence; the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security; the Subcommittee on Cybersecu- rity, Infrastructure Protection and Security Technologies; the Sub- committee on Oversight and Management Efficiency; the Sub- committee on Transportation Security; and the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications. CONTENTS Page Jurisdiction and Legislative History ...................................................................... 3 Membership and Organization ............................................................................... 11 History of the Committee on Homeland Security ................................................. 15 Full Committee ........................................................................................................ 25 Legislative Activities ........................................................................................ 26 Oversight Activities .......................................................................................... 60 Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence ........................................... Legislative Activities ........................................................................................ 79 Oversight Activities .......................................................................................... 77 Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security .................................................. Legislative Activities ........................................................................................ 97 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jan 05, 2015 Jkt 049006 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6646 E:\HR\OC\HR719.XXX HR719 tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with REPORTS 2 Oversight Activities .......................................................................................... 106 Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Tech- nologies ................................................................................................................. Legislative Activities ........................................................................................ 119 Oversight Activities .......................................................................................... 126 Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency .................................... Legislative Activities ........................................................................................ 137 Oversight Activities .......................................................................................... 139 Subcommittee on Transportation Security ............................................................ Legislative Activities ........................................................................................ 159 Oversight Activities .......................................................................................... 171 Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications .. Legislative Activities ........................................................................................ 189 Oversight Activities .......................................................................................... 194 Committee Oversight Plan ...................................................................................... Part A, Oversight Plan As Agreed to .............................................................. 217 Part B, Implementation of the Oversight Plan .............................................. 233 Appendices Appendix I—Committee Rules ........................................................................ 261 Appendix II—Membership Changes to the Committee ................................. 271 Appendix III—List of Public Laws .................................................................. 285 Appendix IV—Committee Legislative Reports ............................................... 287 Appendix V—Status of Legislation Referred to the Committee ................... 291 Appendix VI—Executive Communications, Memorials, and Presidential Messages ........................................................................................................ 299 Appendix VII—Committee Staff ...................................................................... 303 Appendix VIII—Witnesses ............................................................................... 307 Appendix IX—Printed Hearings ...................................................................... 333 Appendix X—Committee Prints ...................................................................... 341 Appendix XI—Summary of Committee Activities .......................................... 343 VerDate Sep 11 2014 20:05 Jan 05, 2015 Jkt 049006 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6659 Sfmt 6646 E:\HR\OC\HR719.XXX HR719 tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with REPORTS 3 JURISDICTION AND LEGISLATIVE HISTORY A provision for the establishment of a Committee on Homeland Security was included in H. Res. 5, the Rules of the House of Rep- resentatives for the 113th Congress, agreed to on January 3, 2013. The jurisdiction of the Committee is as follows: HOUSE RULE X ORGANIZATION OF COMMITTEES Committees and their legislative jurisdictions 1. There shall be in the House the following standing commit- tees, each of which shall have the jurisdiction and related functions assigned by this clause and clauses 2, 3, and 4. All bills, resolu- tions, and other matters relating to subjects within the jurisdiction of the standing committees listed in this clause shall be referred to those committees, in accordance with clause 2 of rule XII, as fol- lows: (I) Committee on Homeland Security (1) Overall homeland security policy. (2) Organization, administration, and general management of the Department of Homeland Security. (3) Functions of the Department of Homeland Security relat- ing to the following: (A) Border and port security (except immigration policy and non–border enforcement). (B) Customs (except customs revenue). (C) Integration, analysis, and dissemination of homeland se- curity information. (D) Domestic preparedness for and collective response to ter- rorism. (E) Research and development. (F) Transportation security. General oversight responsibilities 2. (a) The various standing committees shall have general over- sight responsibilities as provided in paragraph (b) in order to assist the House in— (1) its analysis, appraisal, and evaluation
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